Lead Practitioner

Cornerstone Community Care; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Aberdeen City is seeking a dedicated Lead Practitioner to join their team on a full-time basis. This role involves supporting individuals in achieving their goals and leading a team of Support Practitioners in delivering high-quality, person-centred care. Candidates should demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills and be committed to professional development within the Health & Social Care sector. The role includes flexible working patterns and offers a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Up to £500 towards driving lessons

Reimbursement of SSSC registration fees

Access to funded qualifications

Professional development opportunities

Bonus scheme for referrals

Long service awards

24/7 employee assistance helpline

26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Family friendly leave options

Discounts for various services

Qualifications

• Must have experience in Health & Social Care sector.
• Ability to mentor and lead support teams.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including sleepovers and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Support and guide teams to ensure high-quality care.
• Contribute to maintaining service budgets.
• Lead and inspire team of Support Practitioners.

Skills

Knowledge of effective service running

Passion for person-centred care

Understanding of SSSC Codes of Practice

Record of building professional relationships

Ability to lead and collaborate

Communication skills

Understanding of professional boundaries

Education

Commitment to SVQ Social Services & Healthcare Level 7

Job description

Are you an experienced Health & Social care professional looking for an exciting new role for 2026? We've got just the opportunity for you!

We have an exciting opportunity for an organised and dedicated individual to join us in the Stonehaven area as a Lead Practitioner on a full-time (39 hours per week), permanent basis.

The Role

Here at Cornerstone, the support that we provide is centred around assisting individuals to identify and work towards their goals. We work with the individuals to develop personal plans that reflect their choices, individual support needs and capabilities.

Working alongside our Service Lead, as a Lead Practitioner , you'll demonstrate great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and will lead and inspire your team(s) of Support Practitioners.

You’ll provide support, guidance and mentor your team to ensure that they are professional, accountable, engaged and motivated resulting in them delivering first class, high quality care and support. You’ll also contribute to ensuring that our service is running within agreed budgets and in conjunction with our contractual requirements.

For a full list of key responsibilities, please see our role profile attached to this advert.

About you

What we'll need you to bring :

• Knowledge of what it takes to run an effective service within the Health & Social Care sector
• A passion for and experience of delivering high quality, person-centred care and support
• Sound knowledge of SSSC Codes of Practice and Health & Social Care Standards
• Proven record of building and maintaining positive and professional relationships with supported individuals, their families and other stakeholders
• The ability to lead others and work collaboratively
• Great communication skills; both verbal and written
• A sound understanding of professional boundaries, accountabilities and responsibilities and how they relate to supporting vulnerable individuals
• A commitment to undertake and achieve a SVQ Social Services & Healthcare Level 7 qualification and PDA in Health & Social Care Supervision (if not already attained)

Shift patterns

As a Lead Practitioner , you will work 5 out of 7 days. There may be occasions where we will need you to be flexible to work evenings, sleepovers, waking nights and weekends due to the needs of our service. On call duties will also be a requirement on a rotational basis.

What makes Cornerstone a great place to work

• Your job actually changes and improves lives - you'll make a difference in your local community
• We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork
• No uniform - we wear our own casual clothes
• We fund up to £500 towards driving lessons
• We reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees
• Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award winning Training Academy
• Ongoing continued professional development and career progression opportunities
• Recommend a colleague bonus scheme
• Long service awards
• Access to a 24 / 7 independent employee assistance helpline
• 26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays
• Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave
• Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping to name a few

Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today! We're waiting to hear from you.

Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and have a commitment to working towards a relevant SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare with the support from our Training Academy.

Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government / police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.

Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.